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almost invisible to one looking straight at them. The 

 young are able to leave the nest about twelve hours 

 after being hatched. They somewhat resemble eggs 

 of the Oyster Catcher, but are smaller and not so 

 darkly or boldly marked. 



Other rarer birds of the Family Otididce : — 

 GREAT BUSTARD. 



OTIS TARDA. 



Genus Otis. 



A bird which formerly was resident in England, and 

 probably frequented the open stretches of the eastern 

 counties and the downs of the South, as in other 

 countries it is never found near woods. It is now an 

 accidental winter straggler. In the winter of 1879-80 

 some eight or nine of these large birds visited us ; 

 no other occurrences are noted till the winter of 1890- 

 91, when seven specimens were obtained. The Great 

 Bustard is said to stand from three to four feet high 

 and to weigh from 15 lbs. to 30 lbs. 



LITTLE BUSTARD. 



OTIS TETRAX. 

 Genus Otis. 

 An accidental visitor of occasional occurrence. 



